Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is quite general. When you asked to come here to testify, you all received a letter from the clerk, together with a list of questions that you were going to be asked. Once again, Ms. James has just talked about consensus. But one of the questions went like this:
“Finally, have you talked to your colleagues about these proposed changes, and if so, did they agree?”
From what I understand, no one here consulted Ms. Sitsabaiesan about the changes you are proposing. You did not consult her, but you say that you are in agreement. If everyone affected by these changes is not in agreement, we clearly cannot talk about a consensus.
The role of this committee is to report what was said at the commission in order to determine what can be done to improve the situation as much as possible. If there has been no consultation or agreement between everyone concerned with the changes, it is basically very difficult for us to make any decisions, because it is clear that there is no consensus.
I would like Ms. Sitsabaiesan to tell us again why she was opposed to the first version of the map and why she proposed changes to her new riding, which she supports.
I would like to know which communities of interest would be affected and why you proposed this new map.